Danilo Piazzalunga

It's getting hotter, but (hopefully) it will not be a massive heat wave.

Apparently, thanks to the Azores High, we have just got through a month of July with reasonable heat, and the occasional storm.

Dating is supposed to be really hard. I know that acknowledging this doesn't make it easier, though.

a cartoon of sailor moon saying " in the name of the moon i will punish you " Alt: A cartoon of Sailor Moon (a blonde girl in a Japanese, sailor school uniform) saying: "In the name of the moon, I will punish you!"

I absolutely love it!

In the name of the Moon, I'll refactor you!

We're on the same boat!

Shame doesn't come with cheating, lying, breaking rules; it lies in getting caught.

I have been literally told that submitting code to ChatGPT was not allowed by company policy (for privacy reasons), therefore I was supposed to keep quiet *when* (not *if*) doing it.

The same thing happened to me!

I guess CVs are expected to account for overall experience: intermediate for a junior developer is different from intermediate for a senior developer.

I couldn't say it better than both Remy and Fryl.

Italy... 😑

I use my mutuals as group therapy.

This is such an ingenious solution, I love it!

An inconsequential (and not relevant to this narration) thing may or may not have just happened (I don't know it yet), but my need for control did not trigger because I anticipated it, choosing not to bother to prevent it.

Sorry for muttering this nonsense.

Anyway, this confirms what I said above.

(Hoping it is okay for me to ask a really stupid question:) Do you actually use a Discord channel, or was that a metaphor?

:(

Controlling behaviour would make me become someone I would not be proud of.

Getting better at interpreting signs would make me take smarter decisions and timely action, but I need to keep this balanced with anxiety.

Most importantly, I should learn to forgive myself for... well, not seeing future.

My need for control (bad for me, bad for people around me; it would make me an obnoxious, boring villain) is actually hiding a more profound need for anticipating and predicting outcomes (much better; evil masterminds and dark seers are far more interesting antagonists).

I hope for the best!

This is the best kind of self prescription! I appreciate "extreme" flavours, meaning 99% cocoa chocolate.

Same! A week off at a time has been the most I've been able to get.

This hit me so hard! 😅

Unfortunately, we are Europe's fifth wheel.

I'm so glad for the good news!

This may not be much, but the last time I had some proper time off work was a decade ago!

Same for the idea that, as a highly masking individual, you can truly love your partner while manifesting your genuine feelings in a way that looks artificially constructed.

Two or three closing remarks:

- Am I too weird for my own good? HECK, NO (hopefully)!
- Should I stop oversharing? NO, LET'S ALL BE PROUDLY WEIRD TOGETHER!
- Have I just been able to make this self-discovery after decades, helped by your post? MAYBE.
- Could I be mistaken? OF COURSE I COULD.

I don't say these lines aloud, but I realised they might be manifestations of some emotion, mood, or need.

A WC3 peasant inside my head is complaining about work? I could be overworked.

Hearing a WC2 Elven archer getting annoyed? That's impatience.

Junior from "The Jungle Bunch" animated series. It's a CGI orange goldfish with tiger-like black stripes on his body and his fins, and large, round, green eyes. He's inside a glass bowl (filled with water) with a cork or wooden lid.

How are your martial art skills?

This is currently the prevailing option, at least for now!

There were some satisfying aspects, too: they mainly involved SQL performance tuning.

And she looks happy about it!

This sounds amazing, I would be so thrilled to witness this!

I know these dynamics. I always gaslight myself into thinking my SO is mad at me, which makes me feel guilty without any actual reason. This leads to me to acting weird, and that's where I end up making my partner angry (this time for real), creating a vicious cycle.

15 business days of time off.

Two contrasting needs:

- Do I devote myself to leisure, to refill my energy?
- Or should I learn something new, maybe code something, to regain some confidence?

Which one will prevail? Will I be able to balance my conflicting priorities?